I just recently got into fishing. And I have to say I'm hooked LOL. I've caught quite a few fish in the little time I've been fishing. Mostly catfish and striper. I'm wanting to know what most of you who do fish use? When I'm fishing with lure I've gone with a minnow or a shade lure. And when I fishing with bait its usually anchovie. I hear stripers love blood worms tho. Any suggestions that will help me are appreciated.

Keep in mind, besides blood worms being pricey, they are small. The bigger the bait, the bigger the potential fish. Blood worms or grass shrimp will get you smaller fish more often. Blood worms also bite.

This is the other thing you may want to someday understand. Different people have different ways they like to spend their leisure time. It looks like you like to troll the internet during your leisure time. Others may like to relax with nature, and just relax. Many are happy with the fishing trip even if they don't catch anything. You might want to look up the difference between fishing and trolling sometime.

I fish quite a bit, the best advice I can give: Don't waste money on lures. You'll always be more successful with live bait IMO.

As far as stripers go, the winter is the best time to catch them, and particularly in deep water. We have 30-50 lb stripers caught regularly in the lake around here. They are usually caught in deeper water near a dam.

As far as Catfish go, obviously they are the vacuums of the water. They aren't picky and you can catch them with just about any type of bait. I've heard of people using rolled up balls of soap but havn't tried that personally.

These are my last 4 catches. Fishes arent real big around here at the moment. But the fish are about to make their run any time now. So hopefully it picks up. These are 3 stripers and 1 wide mouth bass. Stripers were between 18-21 inches. That wide mouth was 23 1/2

These are my last 4 catches. Fishes arent real big around here at the moment. But the fish are about to make their run any time now. So hopefully it picks up. These are 3 stripers and 1 wide mouth bass. Stripers were between 18-21 inches. That wide mouth was 23 1/2

Thanks im getting hooked bad lol. I take my pole and tackle box with me to work and sneak off after virtually everyday. Today after work i went and bought a little frabill. Its a container that comes with a pump to circulate air for live minnows. Took me less than 1 minute to get a catch. Its the last striper in the pictures. And yeah i just gave my friend the remaining blood worms i had and he acted like i gave him gold lol. They work but IMO not any better than any other bait.